Brevundimonas vesicularis septic arthritis in an immunocompetent child

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-78

  Sofer, Yael ^a   Zmira, Samra ^b,c   Amir, Jacob ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brevundimonas vesicularis; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; AMINOPENICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BREVUNDIMONAS; BREVUNDIMONAS VESICULARIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; JOINT DESTRUCTION; KINGELLA KINGAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CAULOBACTERACEAE; CEFUROXIME; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANT; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 33845428955     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0216-y     Document Type: Article

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